Christophero Sly Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 If the EP units were supposedly made in Texas, why do they all clearly say "Made in Taiwan" on the label? I have wondered the same thing and asked the same question. I have a guess- maybe all the labels were ordered and printed to say "made in Taiwan" because that is where the ultimate manufacturing location was going to be, and it was just cost effective to print them all this way- ignoring the fact that the first run would come out of Texas. Anyone else want to hazard a guess or shed some light on the subject? Also, the question as to why my EP model has a # in the 8K range? Thanks in advance! Indeed. Is there any hard evidence to back up the claim that these EP units were made in Texas and that only 5000 of them were produced, or are those notions just based on hearsay, and thus, likely apocryphal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candyman58 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Anyone want to try and explain me this...? My family is the original owner of this system, and to the best of my knowledge, we've only had one. So I guess my question is why is there 2 labels attached to this particular system? You can tell someone tried to peel the top one off, for one reason or another. I don't think my family would've attached a second label only to peel it off. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Maybe you had the unit serviced at some point. Atari service would stick a new label over the top of the original label to indicate that the unit had been serviced. Maybe you peeled off that label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candyman58 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Maybe you had the unit serviced at some point. Atari service would stick a new label over the top of the original label to indicate that the unit had been serviced. Maybe you peeled off that label. Hmmm, I don't ever remember getting it serviced, but I was also young at the time that we got it, so it seems like this is the most likely scenario. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymailman Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Also, you might want to edit the title of this thread and remove "Early" as you now seem to be compiling a list of all 7800 serial numbers, not just the earliest ones. Good point. I'll make the change. I did originally intend to only track the early ones, but it is kind of interesting to see all the changes now that people have submitted them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymailman Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Two more additions for me. AT 84 63558 A1 6C 5743453 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ataritard Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Here's mine. 72R4BR A3 84 5029086 (No expansion port) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purduecrum Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Has expansion interface... A1 5057643. Interesting, is there any blue lettering (or numbers) between the "A1" and the "5057643"? Sorry.... 72. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Pac Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Mine is: 72R4BR A1 5874284 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarigal Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Mine is: A1 85 5327815 No expansion port and made in Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymailman Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Mine is: 72R4BR A1 5874284 Does this one have the expansion interface and are there other numbers between the 1 and 5 (A1 ?? 5874284)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Pac Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 It does have a expansion interface Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymailman Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Got a gem in the mail today. A complete in box early "EP" 7800 console with all the packing. EP 264 002574 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Very nice. Does the front of the box have the text about the computer keyboard add-on? Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymailman Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 No, there is no mention of the keyboard on the front, but it has the sticker that maybe covered up the original text on the box itself. Also, there is a sticker on the back that looks like it intentionally covered up some type of advertisement on the box. Maybe the keyboard was mentioned in that section as well. I'll take some pics of the box so you can see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorfy Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 (edited) made in Taiwan; has a slot on the left hand side --- is that the expansion port? # A1 78 5969388 Edited June 26, 2011 by Gorfy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tifany Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Thought Id add mine to the list! A3 84 5000929 I bought it in upstate New York around 1989 or 90 i think. Had to have been one of the last ones! Tifany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 mine is: A1 01 3012487 (PAL-I (UK)) 1989 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymailman Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 made in Taiwan; has a slot on the left hand side --- is that the expansion port? # A1 78 5969388 Yep, that's the slot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymailman Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Very nice. Does the front of the box have the text about the computer keyboard add-on? Pics of the box as promised. Also, here is a pic of the tag on the inside. I opened it up to check the date on the MB. It is 84-21. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Mine is X201 031114. It's CIB (the box SN matches) and was made sometime in China during 1990. Obviously it doesn't have an expansion port. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 (edited) That's great, are we gonna do the same with the 5200, Lynx and Jag? Anyhow, was going to add to my serial: 'Asteroids built in' Edited June 29, 2011 by high voltage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phattyboombatty Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Just snagged another unit in a Craigslist deal. I've got: AT8457660 An original "Warner Communications Company" sticker on the back, along with the expansion port as usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Anyhow, was going to add to my serial: 'Asteroids built in' and to add: CIB with all packing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonic R Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 here's one more for the list… A1 7B 5112466 (no expansion port) this was my sisters console which I received in 1992 when she graduated from college… I believe it was purchased in late 1986 or possibly in early 1987? she is the original owner… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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